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Originally Posted by hockeyboy14
You can never have too many good defensemen. Ask Anaheim. But you can have too many good forwards... ask Tampa Bay.
If TB gets numero uno, they draft Doughty or should in my opinion(unless one of the big three are traded).
Leafs want a forward.
LA is debatable, dont forget Dean Lombardi goes off the board a lot ( i.e Thomas Hickey last season... another defensemen, so I guess Stamkos+Kopitar isnt a bad duo)
Chicago will probably go for a defensemen... top 3 of Barker, Seabrook and Alex Pietrangelo looks pretty great to me.
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Myself, I think the biggest mistake GMs make on draft day is drafting for needs. As a rule, you take the best player available, period. Whether he fits what you need at the moment is irrelevent; most players take a few years to get to the NHL anyways, and by then your needs may have changed dramatically. You take the best asset available and move on.